MOSELEY are in the hunt for a new fly-half after waving goodbye to their Welsh international Matt Jones this week.

The toll on the 23-year-old from constant travelling was the reason given for the parting of the ways halfway though a six-month contract.

The fly-half lives in Maesteg, near Bridgend, with a round trip of 270 miles to Billesley Common.

Jones joined at the start of the season and impressed in the opener when Moseley beat Nottingham.

He was first-choice No.10 until the defeat by Rotherham in October, when he was replaced by Greg Macdonald, who has started every game since.

In his 11 matches, four as a replacement, Jones has kicked 17 penalties and 12 conversions for 75 points.

Coach Ian Smith said: "He was finding the travelling difficult and it was taking its toll. He was developing back twinges because he was in the car for too long.

"It is a shame really because he is a nice lad and a nice little player."

Jones won his one cap against Canada in 2005 but was instrumental in Wales winning the Under-21 Grand Slam in 2004/05 along with scrum-half Jimmy Ireland, who, by coincidence, renewed the partnership when he returned to Moseley, his first club, during the summer.

He played 47 times for Ospreys before being sidelined with a knee injury. When he returned he was third in the pecking order behind James Hook and Gavin Henson.

Moseley was a chance for first-team rugby at a high level but it did not work out which leaves Smith searching for a replacement.

Smith said: "We have Greg and Mark Davies and Greg can make a case out to make that spot his own purely on his performances and the way he conducts himself, as can Mark Davies.

"But that said, we will be looking to strengthen as it is a crucial position."